Davis Wins Mason-Dixon GNCC
O
n Sunday, June 1, Grant Da-
vis of the FMF KTM Factory
Racing Landers team returned
to victory at the Parts Unlimited
Mason-Dixon GNCC in Mount
Morris, Pennsylvania. Follow-
ing early weekend rains, the
course conditions significantly
improved by Sunday afternoon
during the eighth round of the
Progressive Grand National
Cross Country (GNCC Racing)
Series, presented by Specialized.
After taking the win two
weeks ago, Davis kept the mo
-
mentum going into Pennsylvania
as he battled from the second
row in the XC2 250 Pro class to
earn his second overall victory of
the season. Davis now holds the
lead in the overall points stand
-
ings.
"I got off to a good start,
entered the [XC2] lead fast, and
then I pushed hard to get to the
back of the XC1 riders," Davis
said. "I started to pick them off,
and once I got behind Ben [Kel
-
ley], we started going through
the field together. He made a
small mistake, and I went for
it, got into the lead, and I was
able to hold onto it. I made
some mistakes toward the end,
and I thought that was it, but I
didn't give up, and now we're the
overall points leader. We'll aim to
keep this going!"
FMF KTM Factory Racing's
Benjamin Kelley didn't start off
well, needing to work his way to
the front from a seventh-place
position on the opening lap.
Once Kelley reached the front, he
continued to push through the
course, trying to create enough
of a gap over the XC2 competi
-
tors. He had a small get-off on
the last lap but still crossed
the finish line in second overall,
earning his fifth XC1 Open Pro
class win of the season.
"I'm a bit disappointed with
that one," Kelley said. "I didn't
get a great start, and it took me
a bit to get going. The track was
hard, and the XC2 riders were
WIND
IN THE
P44
For the second round in
a row, XC2-class rider
Grant Davis was the
overall winner in the
GNCC Championship,
this time at the Mason-
Dixon GNCC. He's also
the new points leader.
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